ICBF Beef & Dairy Breed Statistics 2017

Beef & Dairy Breed

STATISTICS 2017

Beef & Dairy Breed Statistics 2017 The following article gives detailed statistics about the number of pedigree & commercial cattle born in Ireland in 2016.

Beef Pedigree Statistics Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves and Pedigree Breeders in the main beef breeds in 2016… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Trends for Beef Pedigree Registration in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Numbers of AI Sires & Stockbulls used to sire Beef Pedigree calves born in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The most popular sires of pedigree beef calves in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2016 – by country of origin of Dam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 ET (Embryo Transfer) Beef Pedigree Statistics Number of pedigree ET calves born in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Trends for Pedigree ET births in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rare Breed Statistics Number of Rare breed pedigree animals born in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Trends for Rare breed pedigree animals born in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

National Statistics Breed of Sire Statistics Total number of calves sired by all the main Sire breeds in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Total number of calves sired by beef bulls in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Trends in the number of calves sired by beef bulls in beef & dairy herds in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Total number of beef sired calves out of the beef herd in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Trends in the number of calves sired by beef bulls in beef herds in recent years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Total number of beef sired calves out of the dairy herd in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Trends in the number of calves sired by beef bulls in dairy herds in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Breed of Dam Statistics Beef Dam births in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Trends in Beef Dam births in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Beef Calf Source & Location Statistics Birth trends from the Beef & Dairy herd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Commercial & Pedigree Calf births by county – 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 AI & Stockbull Usage AI & Stockbull Usage in the National Suckler Herd – 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Trends in AI & Stockbull Usage in the National Suckler Herd in recent years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 AI & Stockbull Usage in the National Dairy Herd – 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Trends in AI & Stockbull Usage in the National Dairy Herd in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Insemination statistics Dairy & Beef bull insemination statistics – 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Dairy & Beef bull insemination trends in recent years…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 DIY & Technician insemination statistics – 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Irish v Foreign Dairy AI Usage Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Irish v Foreign Beef AI Usage Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Trends in inseminations by breed of bull in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 The most popular Beef AI Sires in Suckler herds in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 The most popular Beef AI Sires in Dairy herds in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Dairy Pedigree Statistics Numbers of Dairy Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Trends for Dairy Pedigree Registration trends in recent years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Total numbers of Dairy Sired calves out of the dairy herd – born in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Trends in the breed of dairy sire used in recent years…. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The most popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy herds in 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The most popular Dairy AI Sires of Pedigree Dairy calves in 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Genetic Trend Statistics Beef Genetic Trends – Terminal Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Beef Genetic Trends – Replacement Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Beef Genetic Trends – Calving Difficulty % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Dairy Genetic Trends – EBI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dairy Genetic Trends – Milk Kgs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dairy Genetic Trends – Fat % & Prot %. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Dairy Genetic Trends – Calving Interval & Survival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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Pedigree Cattle Statistics - 2016 Table 1: Origin, year of first importation & current numbers of the main beef breeds in Ireland.

Main Beef Breeds - Origins Breed

First Imported

Origin

Breeders

Calves Born in 2015

Calves Born in 2016

Hereford

1775

GBR

576

4186

4504

Shorthorn

1829

GBR

218

1174

1206

Angus

1843

GBR

1200

9010

9311

Charolais

1964

FRA

1582

8675

8287

Simmental

1971

AUT

500

2524

2466

Limousin

1972

FRA

1540

9046

9227

Blonde d’Aquitaine

1974

FRA

39

371

277

Belgian Blue

1980

BEL

19

377

283

Piedmontese

1982

ITA

14

218

117

Aubrac

1992

FRA

102

560

600

Salers

1997

FRA

114

825

920

Parthenaise

1997

FRA

32

317

335

37283

37533

Total 5936

Table 1 summary: • Of the beef breeds that have been brought into Ireland - the Hereford, Shorthorn & Angus breeds are here by far the longest.

• The continental beef breeds first started to be imported in the 1960’s and 70’s. Charolais, Simmental, Limousin & Blonde d’Aquitaine were the breeds that were first brought into Ireland.

• The 1980’s & 90’s saw 5 more foreign breeds introduced to these shores – namely Belgian Blue, Piedmontese, Aubrac, Salers & Parthenaise.

The first Charolais cattle arrived in Ireland in the mid 1960’s.

Pictured right is one of the first Charolais AI Sire’s ‘Violon’ (CF7).

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Table 2: Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2016 – analysed by breed & by country of Origin of Sire.

75

Austria

35

Belgium

205

Canada

4

14

1

Denmark

18

France

316

21

2637

1458

Germany

142

328

11

Ireland

7960

284

175

45

4656

3840

5718

28 193

Italy

79

567

1030

1340

USA

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Pedigree Calf Totals

by Breed % of main Pedigree Beef Breeds

81

33

994

575

2040

25

170

79

0.21%

35

0.09%

205

0.50%

19

0.05%

18

0.04%

4902

13%

39

0.10%

1607 26154 70.00%

38

UK

% of Totals

Simmental

Shorthorn

Saler

Piedmontese

Limousin

Hereford

Charolais

B.Blue

Blonde

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Pedigree Calf Totals

by Sire Origin

Australia

Aubrac

Angus

Origin of Sires

Parthenaise

Numbers of Beef Pedigree* Calves born in 2016

778

38

0.10%

6036

16%

8

0.02%

5

9311

600

277

283

8287

4504

9227

335

117

920

1206

2466 37533

25%

1.5%

0.7%

0.7%

22.0%

12.0% 24.5% 0.8%

0.3%

2.4%

3.2%

6.5%

*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 100% of the same breed and has a name.

Table 2 summary: • 90% of all pedigree beef calves come from 5 breeds: Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford & Simmental.

– The remaining 10% of calves are from 7 different breeds: Aubrac, Blonde d’Aquitaine, Belgian Blue, Parthenaise, Piedmontese, Saler & Shorthorn (Graph 1).

• 70% of all pedigree calves born in 2016 were sired by Irish Sires.

• Consequently, 30% of all pedigree calves, across the breeds, born in 2016, were sired by foreign sires.

– These foreign Sires originated from 10 different countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, UK & USA (Graph 2).

– Within the various breeds, the proportion of calves sired by foreign sires varies from 15% (Hereford & Shorthorn) to 85% (Belgian Blue) (Graph 3).

10000

70 60

8000

50 6000

40 30

4000

20

2000 0

Calves

10

AA LM CH HE SI

SH SA AU PT BB BA PI

9311 9227 8287 4504 2466 1206 920

600

335 283

277 117

Graph 1: Proportion of Pedigree beef calves born in each breed in 2016.

0

%

France

UK

Ireland

8 Other Countries

13%

16%

70%

1%

Graph 2: Distribution of Countries of origin for the Sires of the 2016 born pedigree calves.

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Table 3: Pedigree Registration trends for the main beef breeds (2012-2016).

Pedigree Registration Trends Number of Pedigree Calves born

Breed

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Angus

6468

7570

7946

9010

9311

Limousin

9974

8841

8765

9046

9227

Charolais

9887

8508

8709

8675

8287

Hereford

3390

3176

3635

4186

4504

Simmental

2468

2278

2266

2524

2466

Shorthorn

968

1046

1177

1174

1206

Salers

806

769

808

825

920

Aubrac

527

436

450

560

600

Parthenaise

294

299

307

317

335

Belgian Blue

752

516

428

377

283

Blonde

492

355

352

371

277

Piedmontese

207

156

214

218

117

36233

33950

35057

37283

37533

Table 3 summary: • The Angus breed is the number 1 breed in terms of numbers of pedigree calves born.

• The proportion of pedigree calves sired by Irish bulls has increased from 65% in 2015 to 70% in 2016.

• The UK has also retained its place as being the most popular foreign source of sires of pedigree calves (16%), just ahead of France (13%).

90

12000

80

10000

70 60

8000

50

6000

40

4000

30 20

2000

10 0

0

AA AU BA BB CH HE LM PT

PI SA SH SI Avg.

% 15% 53% 37% 85% 44% 15% 38% 43% 33% 39% 15% 35% 40%

Graph 3: Percentage of 2016 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by Foreign Sires.

2012 LIMOUSIN

2013 ANGUS

2014 CHAROLIAS

2015 HEREDORD

2016 SIMMENTAL

Graph 4: Pedigree Calf birth trends for Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford & Simmental (2012-2016).

90% of all pedigree beef calves born in 2016 came from 5 breeds – Limousin, Charolais, Angus, Hereford & Simmental 6

The UK is the number 1 source for foreign sires of pedigree stock in 2016.

Pictured:UK Limousin Bull, ‘Elderberry Galahad’ (EBY) from Irish AI Company ‘Dovea Genetics’.

1400

70

1200

60

1000

50

800

40

600

30

400

20

200

10

0 2012 Shorthorn Blonde

2013

2014

Salers Parthenaise

2015

2016

0 2012 Ireland

Aubrac Belgian Blue Piedmontese

Graph 5: Pedigree Calf birth trends for Shorthorn, Saler, Aubrac, Belgian Blue, Blonde, Parthenaise & Piedmontese (2012-2016).

2013 UK

2014

2015 France

2016 Others

Graph 6: Country of origin Sire trends (2012-2016).

Table 4 summary: • 49% of all pedigree calves are sired by AI Sires. The proportion of calves sired by AI Sires ranges from 26% (Piedmontese) to 91% (Belgian Blue) (Graph 7).

• 45% of calves were sired by Stockbulls. Within the various breeds, the proportion of calves sired by Stockbulls ranges from 9% (Belgian Blue) to 74% (Piedmontese) (Graph 8).

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Series 1

80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

AA AU BA BB CH HE LM PT

PI SA SH SI Avg.

43% 29% 33% 91% 68% 44% 64% 49% 26% 30% 45% 65% 49%

Graph 7: Percentage of 2016 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by AI Sires.

0 Series 1

AA AU BA BB CH HE LM PT

PI SA SH SI Avg.

57% 71% 67% 9% 32% 56% 36% 51% 74% 70% 55% 33% 51%

Graph 8: Percentage of 2016 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by Stockbulls.

30% of all pedigree beef calves born in 2016 were sired by Foreign Bulls, who came from 10 different countries.

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AI Sire

Stock Bull

AI Sire

186

257

66

Stock Bull 9%

26

10

10

AI Sire 746

9

709

100

24

65

2

400

16

381

AI Sire 188

71

3

114

875

16

847

35

8

27

AI Sire

Stock Bull 172

44

38

6

30

14

13

1

AI Sire 87

16

2

14

Saler

277

35

3

6

26

AI Sire 643

91

80

11

544

73

3

16

53

1

126

45

58

11

58

2

6

0

6

20

397

9

9

46

16

4

297

13

0

36

2

4

333

15

369 3134 3503

9

339

7

3

46

10

37,533

227 1107 3255 4362

13

195

11

2

6

0

662 1616 850 20,727 16806

134

10

124

6

7

10

10

10

Origin of Sires Totals

Simmental

Shorthorn

68% 32% 44% 56% 64% 36% 49% 51% 26% 74% 30% 70% 45% 55% 65% 35% 49% 51%

5654 2633 1997 2507 5923 3304 163

241

43

61

137

AI Sire 9

12

Stock Bull 28

Hereford Stock Bull 3

Limousin Stock Bull

*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 100% of the same breed and has a name.

Table 4: Numbers of AI Sires & Stockbulls used to sire Beef Pedigree calves born in 2016

91

50

43% 57% 29% 71% 33% 67% 91%

425

23

% Sired by AI / Stockbull

663

4000 5311 175

10

10

Progeny Totals

7

43

175

8

7

8

46

Sire Totals

82

69

13

Stock Bull

1

31

4

27

AI Sire

USA

36

624

3

Stock Bull

77

96

1

AI Sire

UK

Italy

Ireland

Germany

France

Denmark

Canada

Belgium

Austria

Australia

Origin of Sires

Parthenaise Piedmontese Stock Bull

Charolais Stock Bull

B.Blue

AI Sire

Blonde

AI Sire

Aubrac AI Sire Totals

Angus Stock Bull

Stock Bull Totals

Number of AI Sires & Stockbulls

Stock Bull

Numbers of AI Sires & Stockbulls used to sire Beef Pedigree* Calves born in 2016

Grand Totals

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Popular Beef AI Sires – 2016

The total numbers of pedigree calves quoted below are the total number of calves that have been registered to them in 2016 only.

Angus Rank Brd ID

Country of Name Origin

Aubrac Pedigree Rank Brd ID Calves

Country of Name Origin

Pedigree Calves

1

AA FPI

IRL

FRIARSTOWN IDEAL PETE K202 ET

245

1

AU FR1210002490

FRA

FOUR CANDLES 2490

41

2

AA KYA

IRL

CORNAMUCKLA LORD HARDY K222

237

2

AU FR1531087637

FRA

BALINCLEA GALAXI

24

3

AA GJB

IRL

GOULDING JUMBO KING K436 ET

227

3

AU S1463

FRA

DOLBY

22

4

AA MLJ

IRL

MOGEELY JOE H979

191

4

AU IE201038450856

IRL

CALVERSTOWN HIGH TIDE

21

5

AA BJG

IRL

BUNLAHY JOHN G ET

180

5

AU DSH

FRA

DUCHES

19

6

AA AA2025

IRL

STEIL KNOCKRANNY 248

166

6

AU S2203

FRA

HERITIER

18

7

AA JYM

IRL

BERYL JAMEY E.T.

140

7

AU DPZ

FRA

DESPAGNOU

17

8

AA RGZ

IRL

TUBRIDMORE GIZMO E.T. (ET)

138

8

AU S2206

FRA

CAPITAIN

14

9

AA WZG

IRL

WESTELLEN DIEGO M734

134

9

AU IE331257450565

IRL

BALLYMAC FREZAT

13

10

AA ZFL

IRL

LISDUFF DANDY K895

96

10

AU FR1208036341

FRA

DREYLANDS POUPEILL

13

Total

202

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

34%

Total

1754

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

19%

Blonde d’Aquitaine Rank Brd ID

Country of Name Origin

Belgian Blue Pedigree Rank Brd ID Calves

Country of Name Origin

Pedigree Calves

1

BA S2178

GBR

EILEAN GODFATHER

20

1

BB S905

BEL

IMPERIAL DE L’ECLUSE

16

2

BA IE341052760995

IRL

GLENWOOD EARL

15

2

BB EZN

BEL

EMPIRE D’OCHAIN

15

3

BA IE211355251002

IRL

CLIFDEN DOUGAL

13

3

BB S1216

BEL

IMMENSE D YVOIR

15

4

BA LYH

GBR

LOCHHEAD TYSON

12

4

BB KYR

BEL

KUBITUS DE BRAY

14

5

BA BA2139

FRA

ARAMIS

11

5

BB S1523

BEL

LANGOUREUX DE FOOZ

11

6

BA UK163874400109

GBR

CHARBECK GLENN

10

6

BB RBX

BEL

RUTABAGA BEAUFFAUX

9

7

BA IE351037830363

IRL

BALLYCRADDACK HUGH

9

7

BB AJY

BEL

ADAJIO DE BRAY

9

8

BA IE141722860400

IRL

TERELTON HARRISON

9

8

BB S1215

BEL

MANNEQUIN DE SBERCHAMPS

9

9

BA S985

GBR

BLACKWATER AINSLEY

8

9

BB S657

BEL

HARISSON ET DE LA PLATTE

8

10

BA IE311056370073

IRL

STONELEA GINO

8

10

BB SEU

BEL

SAUVEUR DE MONIN CHAPELLE

115

Total

114

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

42%

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

40%

Charolais Rank Brd ID

8

Total

Country of Name Origin

Hereford Pedigree Rank Brd ID Calves

Country of Name Origin

Pedigree Calves

1

CH LZF

IRL

CAVELANDS FENIAN

747

1

HE YLO

IRL

MOYCLARE LIEUTENANT

154

2

CH FSZ

FRA

FISTON

471

2

HE HTZ

IRL

TRILLICK HOTSPUR

135

3

CH LGL

IRL

LISNAGRE ELITE (ET)

410

3

HE GPZ

GBR

GROUSEHALLPOLL 1 PREMIER (ET)

133

4

CH PTE

FRA

PIRATE

201

4

HE KSG

IRL

KILSUNNY GOLIATH

129

5

CH CF52

FRA

DOONALLY NEW

183

5

HE KZP

IRL

CILL CORMAIC KASPER

123

6

CH CH2199

GBR

ALWENT GOLDBAR (ET)

183

6

HE GGM

IRL

GAGEBORO MORGAN

123

7

CH HZJ

IRL

LISNAGRE HANSOME

149

7

HE CRP

IRL

CARHUEFREE PRINCE

83

8

CH GKA

GBR

INVERLOCHY GURKHA

133

8

HE KKO

GBR

DENDOR 1 KOHINOOR PP {HYF}

79

9

CH CH2066

IRL

DERRYOLAM IMPECCABLE

132

9

HE VTM

IRL

CAVE HILL STORM

75

10

CH S956

GBR

BLELACK DIGGER

128

10

HE SPL

GBR

SOLPOLL 1 HANDSOME {HYC}

47

Total

2737

Total

1081

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

33%

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

24%

49% of all pedigree calves born in 2016 were sired by AI Sires.

On average, about 34% of a breed’s pedigree calf crop is sired by just 10 Bulls.

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Limousin Rank Brd ID

Country of Name Origin

Parthenaise Pedigree Rank Brd ID Calves

Country of Name Origin

Pedigree Calves

1

LM ZAG

IRL

CASTLEVIEW GAZELLE

412

1

PT IE182586670253

IRL

LISNAGRANCHY GEAROID

20

2

LM ONI

FRA

ON-DIT

320

2

PT ZGH

IRL

HURRICANE GONZO

20

3

LM KJB

IRL

BROOKLANDS F0959

231

3

PT FR8609389829

FRA

FANFARON

19

4

LM S1633

GBR

AMPERTAINE GIGOLO

200

4

PT ZKY

IRL

KYLE HERD IVAN

16

5

LM S1421

GBR

AMPERTAINE FOREMAN

199

5

PT IE221002131279

IRL

BOLEY HOUSE GUY

13

6

LM S2106

GBR

KAPRICO ERAVELLE

177

6

PT VUL

FRA

VULAIN

11

7

LM GWO

IRL

CASTLEVIEW GRINGO ET

169

7

PT S1416

FRA

BALTO

10

8

LM ADX

IRL

ARDLEA DAN

165

8

PT IE361213620491

IRL

AYLESBURY FARM HANS ET

10

9

LM ZCH

IRL

CARROWREAGH HONDURAS

151

9

PT AYH

IRL

LISNAGRANCHY HULIO

9

10

LM OKH

IRL

KELTIC HANDSOME

142

10

PT FR7968711159

FRA

IMPLOSIF

Total

2166

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

23%

Salers Rank Brd ID

Country of Name Origin

9

Total

137

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

41%

Simmental Pedigree Rank Brd ID Calves

Country of Name Origin

Pedigree Calves

1

SA IE371214631347

IRL

KNOTTOWN NOAH

39

1

SI YFK

GBR

KILBRIDE FARM DELBOY 12

150

2

SA FR1528223626

FRA

DEMOCRATE (FR 08)

36

2

SI APZ

IRL

CURAHEEN APOSTLE ET

94

3

SA FR1933470315

FRA

EDMOND (FR 13)

28

3

SI KEZ

GBR

KEELDRUM CAPONE 11

90

4

SA IE371214671136

IRL

KNOTTOWN LEO

25

4

SI AYX

IRL

ANATRIM BODYBUILDER

85

5

SA RIO

FRA

RIO

24

5

SI S1624

IRL

LISNACRAN SUNNYBOY ET

81

6

SA IE182101310522

IRL

DUNLO NELSON

24

6

SI ZKF

GBR

KILBRIDE FARM DRAGOON 12

77

7

SA SA4059

FRA

BEGUIN

22

7

SI FZD

GBR

DELFUR DECIDER 12

68

8

SA FR1532139089

FRA

HENRI (FR 13)

21

8

SI XCD

IRL

CLONAGH DIRECT DEBIT

43

9

SA IE121037150123

IRL

LISNALEE NOEL

21

9

SI GFY

GBR

GLEBEFARM TYSON

41

10

SA IE131102720701

IRL

MANUSMORE LORD

20

10

SI CQA

IRL

CURAHEEN VIO (ET)

41

Total

260

Total

770

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

28%

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

31%

Piedmontese Rank Brd ID

Country of Name Origin

Shorthorn Pedigree Rank Brd ID Calves

Country of Name Origin

Pedigree Calves

1

PI IE331411680726

IRL

CLOUGHSAN HOMER

16

1

SH JCJ

IRL

CREAGA JAVA (DRO) (P)

53

2

PI IE331411690784

IRL

CLOUGHSAN INDIGO

12

2

SH EMS

IRL

DOON ERASMUS (RLW)

50

3

PI IE331411640846

IRL

CLOUGHSAN JUSTIN

12

3

SH SFT

IRL

SEAFIELD TITAN (RO)

33

4

PI IE331411640838

IRL

CLOUGHSAN JOT

9

4

SH SH2202

AUS

SPRYS PATENTS ACE G38 (P)

32

5

PI IE211106090065

IRL

KILREE KEATHLEY

6

5

SH PZT

AUS

PAINTEARTH RAMA 53U (P)

25

6

PI IT001990787548

ITA

ITALIAN BREEDER VAGO

6

6

SH S1638

GBR

GLENISLA EXPLORER 825 (P)

24

7

PI IT004991409109

ITA

ITALIAN BREEDER ZORRO

5

7

SH IE131333020435

IRL

CLOUNMACCON CHARLIE 2ND (RO)

22

8

PI S765

ITA

MARTE

4

8

SH IE181867450249

IRL

CREAGA FLASH (RED) P

19

9

PI IE341297191069

IRL

MASTERSTOWN HUGO

4

9

SH CZB

IRL

CREAGA DICE (P)(ROAN)

18

10

PI S1081

ITA

ITALIAN BREEDER PALAZZO

4

10

SH S2287

GBR

STRICKLEY MAXIMUS

18

Total

78

Total

294

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

66%

% of all 2016 born pedigree calves

24%

Table 5: The above table shows the most popular sires of pedigree calves in 2016.

Table 5 summary: • On average, across all of the breeds, the 10 most popular bulls sired 34% of the pedigree calves.

33% of pedigree Charolais calves born in 2016 were sired by 10 bulls.

Pictured left: ‘Cavelands Fenian’ – Most popular Sire of Pedigree Charolais calves in Ireland in 2016.

10

80

100

70 80

60 50

60

40 40

30 20

20

10 0

AA AU BA BB CH HE LM PT

0

PI SA SH SI Avg.

% 19% 34% 42% 40% 33% 24% 23% 41% 66% 28% 24% 31% 34%

%

Graph 9: Percentage of 2016 born Pedigree Calves that were sired by the 10 most popular sires in each breed.

France

UK

Ireland

6 Other Countries

1.2%

1.4%

97%

0.4%

Graph 10: Distribution of Countries of origin for the Dams of the 2016 born pedigree calves.

Dams – Countries of Origin Table 6: Numbers of Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2016 – analysed by breed & by country of Origin of Dam.

Countries of origin for Dams of Beef Pedigree* Calves born in 2016

2

% of Totals

Belgium

Pedigree Calf Totals by Dam Origin

Austria

Simmental

Shorthorn

Saler

Piedmontese

Parthenaise

Limousin

Hereford

Charolais

B.Blue

Blonde

Aubrac

Origin of Dams

Angus

Numbers of Pedigree Calves

48

48

0.12%

3

0.007%

1

Canada

4

4

0.01%

Denmark

7

7

0.01%

371

1.0%

13

0.03%

14

0.03%

536

1.4%

France

50

63

Germany

98

42

118

1

12

Italy

14

UK

144

Ireland

9167

Pedigree Calf Totals by Breed

9311

25

10

85

36

133

550

252

270

8139

4457

8995

293

600

277

283

8287

4504

9227

335

6

50

47

103

796

1156

2359 36537 97.4%

117

920

1206

2466 37533 100.0%

*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 100% of the same breed and has a name.

Table 6 summary: • Not surprisingly, 97% of all the dams of pedigree beef calves born in 2016 are Irish.

• The majority of the foreign pedigree dams come from the UK and France with the remainder coming from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany & Italy (Graph 10).

Only 3% of the Dam’s of Irish Pedigree beef calves are foreign.

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ET – Embryo Transfer Calves Table 7: Numbers of ET (Embryo Transfer) Beef Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2016.

Number of Pedigree ET Calves born in 2016 AA

AU

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

PT

SA

SH

SI

Avg

% of 2016 calves

0.19%

0.83%

1.00%

36%

4.7%

0.95%

3.9%

3.2%

0.43%

0.66%

3.7%

3%

ET Calves

18

5

3

103

397

43

362

11

4

8

92

1046

Table 7 summary: • 1046 Embryo Transfer Pedigree beef calves were born in 2016 which represents 3% of the total pedigree calf crop.

• ET calves in the Belgian Blue breed account for 36% of their 2016 calf crop. ET calves make up no more than 5% of any other breed’s calf crops (Graph 11).

40

70

35

60

30

50

25

40

20

30

15

20

10

10

5

0 2012

0 %

AA AU BA BB CH HE LM PT SA SH

0.19% 0.83%

1%

36%

4.7%

0.95% 3.9%

SI

3.2% 0.43% 0.66% 3.7%

Avg.

2013

Belgian Blue Charolais

3%

Graph 11: % of ET Calves in each breed’s 2016 pedigree calf crop

2014 Parthenaise Simmental

2015

2016

Limousin

Graph 12: ET Pedigree Calf Trends – ET Pedigree Calf Trends for Belgian Blue, Parthenaise, Limousin, Charolais & Simmental (2012-2016).

Table 8: Embryo Transfer trends for the main beef breeds (2012-2016).

ET Trends Breed

12

% of ET Pedigree Calves born 2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Belgian Blue

58%

48%

43%

39%

36%

Charolais

3%

4%

5%

4%

4.70%

Limousin

3%

4%

4%

4%

3.90%

Simmental

4%

4%

4%

4%

3.70%

Parthenaise

-

7%

4%

7%

3.20%

Blonde

-

-

-

-

1.00%

Hereford

0.50%

0.50%

1%

1%

0.95%

Aubrac

-

-

-

0.35%

0.83%

Shorthorn

0.10%

0.50%

0.5%

0.20%

0.66%

Salers

0.20%

1%

1%

2%

0.43%

Angus

0.20%

0.30%

0.1%

0.19%

0.19%

ET calves in the Belgian Blue breed account for 36% of their 2016 calf crop. ET calves make up no more than 5% of any other breed’s calf crop.

‘FPI’ Most popular Sire of Pedigree Angus calves in 2016.

‘Dolby’ Most Popular AI Sire of Pedigree Aubrac calves in 2016.

‘Eilean Godfather’ Most popular AI Sire of Pedigree Blonde d’Aquitaine calves in 2016.

‘Imperial de l’Ecluse’ Most popular Sire of Pedigree Belgian Blue calves in 2016.

‘Cavelands Fenian’ (LZF) Most popular Sire of Pedigree Charolais calves in 2016.

‘Moyclare Lieutenant’ Most popular Sire of Pedigree Hereford calves in 2016.

‘Castleview Gazelle’ Most popular Sire of Pedigree Limousin calves in 2016.

‘ZGH’ Most popular AI Sire of Pedigree Parthenaise calves in 2016.

‘Rio’ Most popular AI sire of pedigree Saler calves in Ireland in 2016.

‘Kilbride Farm Delboy 12’ (YFK) Most popular sire of Pedigree Simmental calves in 2016.

‘Marte’ Most popular AI Sire of Pedigree Piedmontese calves in 2016.

‘Creaga Java’ Most popular Sire of Pedigree Shorthorn calves in 2016.

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Rare Breed Statistics Table 9: Numbers of rare pedigree calves born in 2016 together with the number of breeders for each breed.

Rare Breeds Statistics 2016 Breed

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Breeders Calves Breeders Calves Breeders Calves Breeders Calves Breeders Calves Breeders Calves

Dexter

40

167

49

226

63

232

77

253

93

303

99

336

Kerry

128

653

110

606

98

480

76

383

65

288

64

270

Irish Maol

16

38

18

37

21

33

19

44

25

95

25

98

Galloway

16

24

24

54

20

44

27

56

30

51

23

54

Speckle Park

16

49

19

70

20

69

18

67

17

51

23

50

1

9

1

20

2

29

1

44

Water Buffalo Stabiliser

1

1

3

3

4

14

5

28

4

18

4

37

Highland

19

26

21

42

17

37

23

40

18

25

19

26

Marchigiana

3

15

3

22

2

19

1

19

1

24

1

22

Romagnola

5

33

6

37

6

35

6

41

5

42

5

21

Longhorn

3

12

6

14

4

21

3

21

2

19

3

13

Red Poll

3

7

3

14

2

11

1

16

5

16

2

12

Maine Anjou

1

1

2

6

2

2

3

4

2

9

5

8

Wagyu

1

1

1

2

2

3

1

1

5

7

Lincoln Red

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

Lakenvelder

1

3

1

3

3

5

Luing

1

3

2

4

3

4

1

3

1

4

Murray Grey

1

1

2

6

1

Belted Galloway

1

1

1

1

South Devon

2

3

1

4

1

Bison

3

9

1

2

1

1 2

2

3

3

2

3

6

1

8

1

2

1

1

8

1

31

1

29

1

1

White Park Bazadais Chianina

1 1

2

Vosgienne

1

3

4

1

1

1

Devon 2

1

1

*Pedigree: Any calf whose sire is one of the above breeds & the calf’s breed fraction is 75% of that breed

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2016

Irish Moiled Cattle being shown (Photo: Irish Moiled Cattle Society)

Table 10: Pedigree Registration trends for the main Rare beef breeds (2012-2016).

Pedigree Registration Trends Main Rare Breeds Number of Pedigree Calves born

Breed

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Dexter

226

232

253

303

336

Kerry

606

480

383

288

270

Irish Maol

37

33

44

95

98

Galloway

54

44

56

51

54

Speckle Park

70

69

67

51

50

9

20

29

44

Water Buffalo Stabiliser

3

14

28

18

37

Highland

42

37

40

25

26

Marchigiana

22

19

19

24

22

Romagnola

37

35

41

42

21

700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 2012

2013

Kerry Dexter Speckle Park

2014

Irish Maol Water Buffalo

2015 Galloway Stabiliser

Graph 13: Pedigree Calf birth trends for the main rare beef breeds (2012-2016).

15

16

‘Codiak Crikey 13U’ Speckled Park AI Sire.

‘Edenbane Glenisla Fujisawa’ Wagyu AI Sire.

‘Acajou’ Maine Anjou AI Sire.

‘Harrington Charlie’ Lincoln Red AI Sire.

‘Breoch Sultan ’ Dexter AI Sire.

‘Black Prince 2nd of Rigg’ Highland AI Sire

Beef

1,729

HF - Holstein/Friesian

119,297

Dam Breed Totals

8

3,543

SI - Simmental

RB - Rotbunt

1,183

SH - Shorthorn

25

1,279

SA - Saler

NR - Norwegian Red

30,694

LM - Limousin

42

4,984

HE - Hereford

MO - Montbeliarde

27,745

CH - Charolais

51

3,007

BB - Belgian Blue

JE - Jersey

577

42,655

BA - Blonde d’Aquitaine

AA - Angus

AA

1,775

Dairy

Other

Sire Breed

9,218

384

0

0

2

0

8

296

35

93

2,809

138

2,043

932

2,036

442

BA

3,357

1,296

10,131

CH

1,821

444

8,882

HE

1,907

8

4

24

4

225

7,453

977

1,779

56,673

2,961

5,077

1,022

11

11

32

12

1,036

3,561

646

819

4,659

10

5

42

13

747

10,497

1,446

2,755

25,361 170,865

18,590

94,165

14,391

2,501

17,356

LM

337

0

1

0

0

21

665

114

3,915

4,099

279

6,913

514

191

882

SA

48,649 206,521 84,290 324,529 17,931

1,127

6

3

21

0

474

1,761

385

472

20,228

1,240

13,653 119,722 22,042

4,291

954

4,034

BB

Beef

Dam Breed

1,527

10

12

55

1

734

22,010

527

1,094

31,323

2,575

33,058

2,538

674

5,826

SI

291

222

63

994

2,907

247

589

24

5,085

JE

6,566

1,444

4,246

3,376

15,093

427

57

776

127

6,884

719,300 27,681

14,891

3,246

2,894

58,219

158,551

11,909

24,215

619

237,029

HF

32,437 101,964 1,261,598 46,374

561

43

53

56

44

1,253

1,112

6,157

435

7,205

1,939

8,561

769

141

4,108

SH

Total calf births in 2016 Summary

Table 11: Total numbers of calves born in Ireland in 2016 - analysed by Breed of Sire & Dam

18,771

231

139

131

3,745

60

3,795

835

106

135

2,580

2,401

1,072

732

60

2,749

MO

NR

15,480

127

50

957

87

664

8,093

152

85

42

489

1,486

97

291

2

2,858

Dairy

9,318

227

1,898

111

101

117

2,436

438

48

49

691

1,108

218

194

4

1,678

RB

30,502

3,829

6,535

7,775

23,122

770,569

68,144

15,583

16,203

416,706

205,748

344,389

58,690

9,729

346,772

27,919 2,324,296

9,625

145

200

65

179

3,037

639

406

379

4,476

1,512

2,944

1,049

206

3,057

Other

Sire Breed Totals

National Cattle Statistics

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Total Calf Births 2016 Table 12: Total numbers of calves sired by all the main Sire breeds in 2016.

Total numbers of calves sired by all the main Sire breeds in 2016 Breed of Sire AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SA

SH

SI

HF

JE

MO

NR

RB

Total

Nbr of Calves 346,772 9,729 58,690 344,389 205,748 416,706 16,203 15,583 68,144 770,569 23,122 7,775 6,535 3,829 2,293,794 % of Total

15%

0.42% 2.5%

15%

9%

18%

0.7%

0.6%

3%

34%

1%

0.3%

0.3%

0.2%

100%

Table 12 summary: • 34% of all calves born in Ireland in 2016 were sired by Holstein/Friesian bulls. (Graph 14).

• Limousin, Charolais and Angus sired nearly 50% of the national calf crop.

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 % of Total

AA BA BB CH HE LM SA SH SI HF JE MO NR RB 15% 0.42% 2.5% 15%

9%

18% 0.7% 0.6% 3% 34% 1% 0.3% 0.3% 0.2%

Graph 14: Proportion of calves sired by the main Sire breeds in 2016 – out of both beef and dairy cows.

Beef Sired calves from Beef & Dairy Herds Table 13: Total numbers of calves sired by the main Beef Sire breeds in 2016 – out of both beef and dairy cows.

Total numbers of calves sired by beef bulls - born in 2016 Breed of Beef Sire

Nbr of Calves % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SA

SH

SI

Total

346,772

9,729

58,690

344,389

205,748

416,706

16,203

15,583

68,144

1,481,964

23%

0.65%

3.9%

23%

14%

28%

1%

1%

5%

100%

Table 13 summary: • 97% of all beef sired calves born in Ireland come from 6 breeds: Charolais, Limousin, Angus, Hereford, Belgian Blue & Simmental (Graph 15).

• Limousin, Charolais and Angus sires account for 74% of the beef sired calves born in 2016.

34% of the total national calf crop were dairy sired calves in 2016, with the remainder sired by beef bulls.

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40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

23%

0.65%

3.9%

23%

14%

28%

SA

SH

SI

1%

1%

5%

Graph 15: Proportion of calves sired by the main Beef Sire breeds in 2016 – out of both beef and dairy cows.

Table 14: Trend in Beef sired calves from all Beef & Dairy herds (2013-2016).

Breed of Beef Sire Trends (x Beef & Dairy Cows) Breed

2013

2014

2015

2016

Limousin

384,990

395,908

416,181

416,706

Charolais

353,346

357,922

362,268

344,389

Angus

232,625

269,098

321,964

346,772

Hereford

129,715

157,699

190,030

205,748

Simmental

62,407

64,173

67,978

68,144

Belgian Blue

73,926

69,086

65,380

58,690

Shorthorn

14,544

15,099

16,153

15,583

Saler

11,472

12,502

13,995

16,203

Blonde

10,696

10,183

9,987

9,729

1273721

1351670

1463936

1481964

Total

450000 400000 350000 300000 250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 Limousin Simmental

2013

2014

Charolais Belgian Blue

Angus Shorthorn

2015

Hereford Saler

Blonde

Limousin, Charolais & Angus account for 74% of the beef sired calves born in 2016.

Graph 16: Trend in Beef sired calves from all Beef & Dairy herds (2013-2016).

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Beef Sired calves from the Beef Herd Table 15: Total numbers of beef sired calves out of the beef herd.

Total numbers of Beef Sired calves out of the beef herd - born in 2016 Breed of Beef Sire

Nbr of Calves % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SA

SH

SI

Total

94,316

8,814

31,620

327,902

37,783

349,257

12,641

11,470

50,898

924,701

10%

1%

3%

35%

4%

38%

1%

1%

5%

Table 15 summary: • Limousin is the number one breed of sire in Irish suckler herds – siring 38% (349,257) of all beef calves born in 2016 (Graph 17).

• Charolais follows with 35% (327,902) of calves being sired by Charolais bulls in 2016.

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

10%

1%

3%

35%

4%

38%

SA

SH

SI

1%

1%

5%

Graph 17: Proportion of Beef sired calves out of beef cows in 2016.

Beef Sired calves from the Beef Herd Table 16: Trend in Beef sired calves from the Beef herd (2013-2016).

Breed of Beef Sire Trends

400000 350000

(x Beef Cows)

Breed

300000

2013

2014

2015

2016

Limousin

330,843

332,574

346,916

349,257

Charolais

338,932

342,306

345,570

327,902

Angus

81,844

83,255

91,685

94,316

Simmental

49,558

49,918

51,581

50,898

Hereford

32,317

34,870

37,221

37,783

Belgian Blue

48,292

40,629

36,297

31,620

Shorthorn

11,144

11,267

11,915

11,470

Saler

9,451

9,824

10,863

12,641

Blonde

9,496

8,938

8,601

8,814

Totals

911,877

913,581

940,649

924,701

250000 200000 150000 100000 50000 0 2013

20

Limousin Hereford

2014 Charolais Belgian Blue

2015 Angus Shorthorn

2016 Simmental Saler

Blonde

Graph 18: Trend in Beef sired calves from the Beef herd (2013-2016).

Limousin is the number 1 breed of beef sire in Irish beef herds - siring 38% of all beef calves born in 2016.

Beef Sired calves from the Dairy Herd Table 17: Total numbers of beef sired calves out of the dairy herd.

Total numbers of Beef Sired calves out of the dairy herd - born in 2016 Breed of Beef Sire

Nbr of Calves % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SA

SH

SI

Total

249,399

709

26,021

13,543

166,453

62,973

3,183

3,707

16,607

542,595

46%

0.13%

5%

2.5%

31%

12%

0.58%

0.68%

3.0%

Table 17 summary: • Angus is the number one breed of beef sire in Irish dairy herds – siring 46% (249,399) of all beef calves born in 2016 (Graph 19).

• Hereford is the next most popular beef breed used in dairy herds with 166,453 calves born in 2016 with a Hereford sire.

50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

46%

0.13%

5%

2.5%

31%

12%

SA

SH

0.58% 0.68%

SI 3%

Graph 19: Proportion of Beef sired calves out of dairy cows in 2016.

Angus AI Sire ‘Cornamuckla Lord Harry K222’ (KYA) – he sired the most calves (10,918) out of dairy cows in Ireland in 2016.

Table 18: Trend in Beef sired calves from the Dairy herd (2013-2016).

Breed of Beef Sire Trends

250000

(x Dairy Cows)

200000

Breed

2013

2014

2015

2016

150000

Angus

148,833

182,553

225,546

249,399

100000

Hereford

96,685

121,313

150,671

166,453

50000

Limousin

52,227

59,917

65,016

62,973

Belgian Blue

25,029

27,493

27,874

26,021

Simmental

12,580

13,732

15,809

16,607

Charolais

13,256

13,436

14,042

13,543

Shorthorn

3,170

3,430

3,784

3,707

Saler

1,913

2,475

2,820

3,183

Blonde

1,047

1,035

1,121

709

354,740

425,384

506,683

542,595

Total

0 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 Angus Hereford Limousin Belgian Blue Simmental Charolais Shorthorn Saler Blonde

Graph 20: Trend in Beef sired calves from the Dairy herd (2013-2016).

Angus is the number 1 breed of beef sire in Irish dairy herds – siring 46% of all beef calves born in 2016.

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Beef Dam Statistics - 2016 Beef Dam Births Table 19: Total numbers of beef calves born in 2016 – out of beef cows.

Total numbers of calves out of Beef Cows - born in 2016 Breed of Beef Dam

Nbr of Calves % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SA

SH

SI

Total

119,297

9,218

48,649

206,521

84,290

324,529

17,931

32,437

101,964

944,836

13%

1%

5%

22%

9%

34%

2%

3%

11%

Table 19 summary: • Limousin is the number 1 breed of beef cow in Ireland with 34% of all beef calvings in 2016 being from Limousin cows.

• Almost 90% of beef calves born in Ireland come from 5 breeds of Dam: Charolais, Limousin, Angus, Hereford & Simmental (Graph 21).

40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 % of Total

AA

BA

BB

CH

HE

LM

13%

1%

5%

22%

9%

34%

SA

SH

SI

2%

3%

11%

Graph 21: Proportion of calves born in 2016 by Breed of Dam. Table 20: Trend in breed of beef dams (2013-2016).

Breed of Beef Dam Trends Breed

300000

2013

2014

2015

2016

250000

Limousin

307,461

313,345

326,769

324,529

200000

Charolais

215,012

212,220

214,814

206,521

Angus

114,178

114,794

119,100

119,297

50000

Simmental

105,790

104,290

104,962

101,964

0

Hereford

83,070

82,429

84,370

84,290

Belgian Blue

49,688

49,765

51,045

48,649

Shorthorn

16,153

31,337

32,574

32,437

Saler

13,995

16,247

17,418

17,931

Blonde

9,233

9,359

9,576

9,218

914,580

933,786

960,628

944,836

Total

22

350000

150000 100000

2013 Limousin

2014 Charolais

Hereford

Belgian Blue

2015 Angus Shorthorn

2016 Simmental Saler

Blonde

Graph 22: Trend in breed of beef dams (2013-2016).

Limousin is the number 1 breed of beef cow in Ireland with 34% of all beef calvings in 2016 being from Limousin cows.

Beef calf source & location statistics 1000000 800000 600000 400000 200000 0

2013

Beef Sire x Beef Dam Calves Beef Sire x Dairy Dam Calves

2014 2013 911,877 354,740

2015 2014 913,581 425,384

2016 2015 940,649 506,683

2016 924,701 542,595

Graph 23: Trend in Beef sired calves out of the beef herd and the dairy herd (2013-2016).

23

24

North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West

South South South South South South

CAVAN DONEGAL MONAGHAN GALWAY LEITRIM LONGFORD MAYO ROSCOMMON SLIGO

CLARE CORK KERRY LIMERICK TIPPERARY WATERFORD

Grand Total

Area East East East East East East East East East East East

County CARLOW DUBLIN KILDARE KILKENNY LAOIS LOUTH MEATH OFFALY WESTMEATH WEXFORD WICKLOW

AA 3080 584 3459 18315 8356 2846 10935 7556 8432 13177 4038 80778 8764 4504 5217 12875 2072 4067 14287 8409 6892 67087 6731 85718 22857 29731 36190 18206 199433 347298

Table 21: National Beef Calf births by county

AU 145 21 241 722 346 9 99 297 486 771 437 3574 60 678 82 394 21 78 362 117 57 1849 141 1464 180 254 597 78 2714 8137

BA 92 5 378 375 511 38 450 257 260 864 122 3352 433 152 244 1072 126 102 371 330 103 2933 735 908 440 248 968 177 3476 9761

BB 1317 229 795 1902 2938 563 1783 1498 1563 4532 1788 18908 2226 1882 1785 4722 778 686 2801 2501 994 18375 2986 6601 3941 2779 3755 1403 21465 58748

CH 4435 1203 4912 10569 7843 3821 11381 9760 13592 7031 7441 81988 21286 18549 12069 33939 13705 13540 30364 22273 13050 178775 24442 17129 14281 6673 15444 6254 84223 344986

HE 1912 520 2007 8281 4053 1474 6168 4816 3859 6131 2675 41896 8335 2969 6889 5800 614 1884 2102 1069 1339 31001 9261 48461 19475 21964 25417 8620 133198 206095

LM 8886 1189 7790 17299 15862 3752 12323 12824 12258 21007 10321 123511 16939 10578 12812 47762 7245 6830 25011 15895 8795 151867 36317 29550 20939 17042 27994 10252 142094 417472 98 10 452 1 34 7 120 1 24 33 33 17 270 53 31 65 49 332 33 563 1285

44 55 102 1 8 109

PI 25

Distribution of Beef sired calves by county in 2016 PT 127 22 77 413 422 58 259 460 398 745 192 3173 71 66 133 991 67 55 382 126 127 2018 389 423 379 408 767 269 2635 7826

SA 147 65 212 573 581 219 628 473 335 399 212 3844 544 888 358 1305 316 238 740 285 564 5238 968 2149 859 1083 1645 450 7154 16236

SH 110 122 146 232 378 130 501 286 578 355 262 3100 823 617 522 854 509 241 1454 848 704 6572 1211 1031 955 1237 1081 414 5929 15601

SI 935 395 1931 3142 2915 1956 2734 2723 1759 2275 1689 22454 2041 4296 4479 3965 1146 850 3850 2275 1465 24367 2118 7861 2429 2408 4373 2267 21456 68277

Commercial & Pedigree Calf births by county – 2016

25

North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West North & West

South South South South South South

CAVAN DONEGAL MONAGHAN GALWAY LEITRIM LONGFORD MAYO ROSCOMMON SLIGO

CLARE CORK KERRY LIMERICK TIPPERARY WATERFORD

Grand Total

Area East East East East East East East East East East East

County CARLOW DUBLIN KILDARE KILKENNY LAOIS LOUTH MEATH OFFALY WESTMEATH WEXFORD WICKLOW

AA 83 18 23 214 241 57 318 142 309 253 58 1716 481 93 99 328 377 162 414 482 263 2699 266 1925 572 535 361 235 3894 8309 184 605

155 20 68 41 6 49

1 11 52 9 56 266 1 43 13 57 5 14 22

AU 14 3 76 20 24

42 17 38 8 2 42 22 129 290

24

2 3 1 1

119 11

35 7 14 36

5 10 22 4 65 4 15 1 2 26 11 59 306

2 14 1 83 1 182 11 1 1 11

1 2 47

11 16

BB 31

BA

CH 110 109 65 256 181 159 291 289 237 143 149 1989 497 645 283 515 533 328 837 517 346 4501 602 390 396 135 325 67 1915 8405

HE 5 18 58 227 152 17 230 275 149 217 8 1356 205 35 123 57 99 104 28 78 18 747 156 1192 252 339 382 103 2424 4527

LM 104 34 102 315 621 95 491 207 256 473 167 2865 450 173 283 714 322 182 656 308 137 3225 1002 760 426 433 476 65 3162 9252 74 4 86 117

2 6

3 3

28

2

1

19 4 2

PI

Distribution of Pedigree Beef sired calves by county in 2016

Table 22: National Pedigree Beef Calf births by county

78 338

5 4 9 94 2 38 34 1 3

4 14 58

1 33 26 66 3 166

34

2

PT 1

SA 3 28 15 51 11 2 23 11 4 47 3 198 23 22 28 99 7 12 32 12 86 321 66 83 31 69 134 20 403 922

SH 24 6 17 14 48 3 15 27 51 8 27 240 23 5 41 109 57 6 61 108 106 516 184 97 61 78 98 1 519 1275

SI 11 59 31 60 176 115 57 98 69 55 19 750 83 125 138 150 49 87 175 107 80 994 84 332 67 81 131 39 734 2478

AI & Stockbull Usage in the National Suckler Herd – 2016 Table 23: An analysis of the proportion of calves out of beef cows that were sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2016.

(Pie Chart 1).

Table 24: Calves from the Beef Herd – Sire Type Trends (2014-2016).

Calves from the Beef Herd

Calves from the Beef Herd

Sire type 2016

Sire Type Trends

Number of Sires

Number of Calves

%

Dairy AI Sires

432

2,137

0.22%

Dairy Stockbulls

603

1,287

0.13%

Beef AI Sires

2,037

180,549

19%

Beef Stockbulls

38,851

540,201

56%

-

238,887

25%

Sire Type

Unknown Sire Type Total Beef Cow Calvings

963,061

Table 23 summary: • Allowing for unknown sires – approximately 20-25% of beef calves were sired by Beef AI Sires.

• Approximately 60-75% of beef calves were sired by Beef Stockbulls.

Nbr. Of Calves

Sire Type

2014

2015

2016

Beef Stockbulls

554,761

555,383

540201

Unknown Sire Type

197,391

236,589

238887

Beef AI Sires

177,313

182,081

180549

Dairy AI Sires

2,272

2,190

2137

Dairy Stockbulls

1,41,6

1,315

1287

931,737

977,558

963061

Total

600000 500000 25% Unknown Sire Type 56% Beef Stockbulls 19% Beef AI Sire

0.22% Dairy AI Sire 0.13% Dairy Stockbulls

400000 300000 200000 100000 0

Pie Chart 1: Proportion of calves out of beef cows that were sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2016.

2014 Beef Stockbulls Dairy AI Sires

2015 Unknown Sire Type Dairy Stockbulls

Graph 24: Calves from the Beef Herd – Sire Type Trends (2014-2016).

20-25% of calves out of beef cows were sired by Beef AI Sires in 2016.

26

2016 Beef AI Sires

Table 25: An analysis of the proportion of calves out of dairy Table 26: Calves from the Dairy Herd – Sire Type Trends cows that were sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2016.

(2014-2016).

(Pie Chart 2).

Calves from the Dairy Herd

Calves from the Dairy Herd

Sire type 2016

Sire Type Trends

Number of Sires

Number of Calves

%

Dairy AI Sires

2378

450,225

33%

Dairy Stockbulls

6586

128,460

9%

Beef AI Sires

1031

77,840

Beef Stockbulls

12915 -

Sire Type

Unknown Sire Type Total Dairy Cow Calvings

Nbr. Of Calves

Sire Type

2014

2015

2016

Unknown Sire Type

379,816

498,981

522458

6%

Dairy AI Sires

469,728

429,984

450225

184,171

14%

Beef Stockbulls

122,134

153,580

184171

522,458

38%

Dairy Stockbulls

128,913

128,049

128460

Beef AI Sires

66,270

78,148

77840

1,166,861

1,288,742

1363154

1,363,154

Table 25 summary: • Allowing for unknown sires – approximately 40-50% of dairy calves were sired by Dairy AI Sires.

• Approximately 5-10% were sired by Beef AI Sires.

• Approximately 20-30% were sired by Beef Stockbulls and another 10-20% were sired by Dairy Stockbulls.

Total

600000 500000

38% Unknown Sire Type

33% Dairy AI Sire

400000 300000 200000 100000

9% 14% Dairy 6% Beef Stockbulls Stockbulls Beef AI Sires

Pie Chart 2: Proportion of calves out of dairy cows that were sired by AI Sires and Stockbulls in 2016.

0

2014

2015

Unknown Sire Type Beef Stockbulls Dairy AI Sires Dairy Stockbulls

2016 Beef AI Sires

Graph 25: Calves from the Dairy Herd – Sire Type Trends (2014-2016).

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Insemination statistics – 2016 Table 27: Number of Beef & Dairy inseminations recorded on the ICBF database in 2016

Table 28: Dairy & Beef Insemination Trends (2014-2016).

Insemination Trends

(Note:A certain amount of inseminations are not recorded on the ICBF database (Non Handheld recorded & some DIY inseminations).

2016 Insemination Dairy v Beef

Insemination Type

Count

%

Dairy Inseminations

717,528

66%

Beef Inseminations

370,288

34%

Total Inseminations

1,087,816

66% Dairy Inseminations

Inseminations

Sire Type

34% Beef Inseminations

2014

2015

2016

Total Inseminations

946,814

1,039,887

1087816

Dairy Inseminations

656,581

731,354

717528

Beef Inseminations

290,233

308,533

370288

28% DIY Inseminations 72% Technician Inseminations

Pie Chart 3: Proportion of Beef & Dairy inseminations recorded on the ICBF database in 2016

Pie Chart 4: Proportion of the number of DIY v Technician inseminations recorded on the ICBF database in 2016.

1200000 1000000 800000 600000 400000 200000 0

2014 Total Inseminations Beef Inseminations

2015 2016 Dairy Inseminations

Graph 26: Dairy & Beef Insemination Trends (2014-2016).

Above: AI Straws in liquid nitrogen

Approximately 70% of all inseminations in 2016 were to Dairy AI Sires & the remainder were to Beef AI Sires 28

Table 29: DIY v Technician insemination Trends (2014-2016)

Table 30: Breakdown of 2014 - 2016 Dairy Inseminations – Irish bred v Foreign AI Bulls.

DIY v Technician Inseminations

Irish v Foreign Dairy AI Usage Trends

Inseminations

Insemination Type

2014

2015

2016

Technician

681,573

749,621

783,339

DIY

265,241

290,266

Total

946,814

1,039,887

Inseminations

Sire Type

2014

2015

2016

Irish AI Sires

468,825

562,391

553152

304,477

Foreign AI Sires

187,812

168,963

164376

1,087,816

Total

656,637

731,354

717528

44% Foreign AI Sires

23% Foreign AI Sires 56% Irish AI Sires

77% Irish AI Sires

Pie Chart 5: Proportion of 2016 Dairy Inseminations that were to Irish bred v Foreign AI bulls.

900000

600000

800000

500000

700000 600000

400000

500000

300000

400000 300000

200000

200000

100000

100000 0

Pie Chart 6: Proportion of 2016 Beef Inseminations that were to Irish bred v Foreign AI bulls.

2014 Technician

2015

0

2016

DIY

2014 Irish AI Sires

2015

2016

Foreign AI Sires

Graph 28: Irish v Foreign Dairy AI Usage Trends (2014-2016).

Graph 27: DIY v Technician Trends (2014-2016).

Table 31: Breakdown of 2014 - 2016 Beef Inseminations – Irish bred v Foreign AI Bulls.

250000 200000

Irish v Foreign Beef AI Usage Trends Sire Type

Inseminations

150000 100000

2014

2015

2016

Irish AI Sires

153,239

185,367

206,038

Foreign AI Sires

136,941

123,166

164,250

Total

290,180

308,533

370,288

50000 0

2014

2015

Irish AI Sires

Foreign AI Sires

2016

Graph 29: Irish v Foreign Beef AI Usage Trends (2014-2016).

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Table 32: 2016 Insemination trends by breed of bull (2014-2016)

Note: The insemination figures quoted should not be taken as absolute totals. A certain number of inseminations are not recorded on the ICBF database (Non Handheld recorded & some DIY inseminations).

Insemination Trends 2014

Breed

2015

2016

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

AI Bulls

Holstein

538,366

57%

601172

58%

582644

54%

1,243

Angus

76,730

8%

86267

8%

105389

10%

195

Limousin

62,915

7%

67211

7%

80622

7%

280

Hereford

44,956

5%

52353

5%

77643

7%

155

Friesian

73,767

8%

79251

8%

67639

6%

252

Jersey

30,688

3%

36716

4%

53992

5%

164

Belgian Blue

46,050

5%

42187

4%

42014

4%

186

Charolais

35,995

4%

36092

4%

36859

3%

246

Simmental

12,295

1%

13348

1%

15389

1%

187

Saler

3,521

0.37%

4516

0.43%

5348

0.49%

40

Shorthorn

3,660

0.39%

3553

0.34%

3723

0.34%

80

Norwegian Red

5,002

1%

4000

0.30%

3158

0.29%

32

Montbeliarde

3,243

0.34%

2706

0.26%

3015

0.27%

79

Ayrshire

2,062

0.21%

2962

0.28%

2460

0.22%

23

Parthenaise

1,801

0.19%

1602

0.15%

1479

0.13%

37

Aubrac

634

0.06%

855

0.08%

1339

0.12%

34

MRI

1,763

0.18%

1565

0.15%

1269

0.11%

42

Blonde

1,044

0.11%

1174

0.11%

1025

0.09%

46

Speckled Park

507

0.05%

426

0.04%

668

0.06%

4

Swedish Red

363

0.03%

433

0.04%

338

0.03%

8

Brown Swiss

379

0.04%

391

0.03%

251

0.02%

16

Wagyu

102

0.01%

160

0.01%

241

0.02%

11

Piedmontese

182

0.01%

193

0.01%

234

0.02%

26

Normande

191

0.02%

220

0.02%

189

0.01%

22

Galloway

112

0.01%

83

0.01%

148

0.01%

8

Kerry

107

0.01%

113

0.01%

63

0.005%

9

56% of all Beef inseminations in 2016 were to AI Sires that were born in Ireland.

30

77% of all Dairy inseminations in 2016 were to AI Sires that were born in Ireland.

Table 33: The most popular Beef AI Sires in Beef and Dairy herds in 2016.

Most Popular Beef AI Sires in Suckler Herds - 2016 Angus Rank

Calves

Owner

3086

NCBC

1

STQ Sultan 0580

2481

NCBC

1

FSZ Fiston

8553

NCBC

2

GJB Goulding Jumbo King K436 Et

1966

NCBC

2

AJY Adajio De Bray

1238

NCBC

2

LZF Cavelands Fenian

6930

NCBC

3

FPI

1658

NCBC

3

DBZ Manitou De Belle Eau

914

NCBC

3

LGL Lisnagre Elite (Et)

5850

NCBC

4

RGZ Tubridmore Gizmo E.t. (Et)

1636

NCBC

4

BBQ Ballyfin Borat (Et)

832

Dovea

4

FWO Fleetwood

1681

NCBC

5

ZTP Tubridmore Pride K415

1232

NCBC

5

ZSD Serpentin D’au Chene

627

NCBC

5

HZJ Lisnagre Hansome

1442

Dovea

ZLT Birches Littleman L923

1126

Dovea

6

SFL Du Stordeur Flaneur

474

Bova

6

CKH Carrickbrack96 Hutch

1021

Dovea

706

NCBC

7

AZL Ross Alo (Et)

453

NCBC

7

CSQ Crossmolina Euro

1015

Dovea

Friarstown Ideal Pete K202 Et

AA2025 Steil Knockranny 248

Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Name

Charolais

KYA Cornamuckla Lord Hardy K222

7

Name

Belgian Blue

1

6

ID

Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Name

8

ZLL Lanigan Red Deep Canyon Et

682

Bova

8

S905 Imperial De L’ecluse

347

Dovea

8

GKA Inverlochy Gurkha

953

NCBC

9

ZFL Lisduff Dandy K895

658

Dovea

9

WBH Herbert Vd Noord Wateringshoev

345

Dovea

9

LSP Liscally Eti (Et)

840

Dovea

10

SYT Sandylane Tadgh

636

Bova

10

VDV Maserati Van De Vloeikenshoeve

345

Dovea

10

MZT Mozart

821

NCBC

Hereford Rank

ID

Limousin Calves

Simmental

Owner Rank

ID

Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Calves

Owner

1

GPZ Grousehallpoll 1 Premier (Et)

782

NCBC

1

ZAG Castleview Gazelle

10916

NCBC

1

APZ Curaheen Apostle Et

2217

NCBC

2

SPL Solpoll 1 Handsome {Hyc}

627

NCBC

2

KJB Brooklands F0959

5376

Dovea

2

KEZ Keeldrum Capone 11

1250

NCBC

3

KKO Dendor 1 Kohinoor Pp {Hyf}

356

NCBC

3

ADX Ardlea Dan

5241

NCBC

3

SEV Seaview Tommy

839

Dovea

4

KZP Cill Cormaic Kasper

333

Dovea

4

EBY Elderberry Galahad

5013

Dovea

4

DRU Derrough Samual

532

Dovea

5

KSG Kilsunny Goliath

330

Dovea

5

FTY Lennon Frosty

3449

NCBC

5

ZBF Curaheen Bossman

503

NCBC

6

GGM Gageboro Morgan

285

Dovea

6

GWO Castleview Gringo Et

3414

NCBC

6 SI2152 Curaheen Earp

500

NCBC

7

HTZ Trillick Hotspur

281

Eurogene

7

HCA Hauteclair

2678

NCBC

7

442

Bova

8

DPS Dorepoll 1 93N Transatlantic

266

NCBC

8

OZS Ozeus

2610

NCBC

8

AHC Auroch Deuter Pp

426

NCBC

9

YLO Moyclare Lieutenant

217

Dovea

9

ZCH Carrowreagh Honduras

1992

NCBC

9

FZD Delfur Decider 12

408

Dovea

10

CRP Carhuefree Prince

116

NCBC

10

OKH Keltic Handsome

1916

NCBC

10

QCD Cloondroon Calling

407

Dovea

Calves

Owner

Name

Name

Name

S1624 Lisnacran Sunnyboy Et

Most Popular Beef AI Sires in Dairy Herds - 2016 Angus Rank

ID

Name

Belgian Blue Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Name

Charolais Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Name

1

KYA Cornamuckla Lord Hardy K222

10918

NCBC

1

DBZ Manitou De Belle Eau

4837

NCBC

1

LZF Cavelands Fenian

243

NCBC

2

ZTP Tubridmore Pride K415

3560

NCBC

2

ATG Unitaire D Argenton

1817

NCBC

2

FSZ Fiston

171

NCBC

3

ZLT Birches Littleman L923

2761

Dovea

3

BBQ Ballyfin Borat (Et)

1435

Dovea

3

MZT Mozart

67

NCBC

4

RGZ Tubridmore Gizmo E.t. (Et)

2322

NCBC

4

VMP Villablues Empire Et

827

Dovea

4

LGL Lisnagre Elite (Et)

64

NCBC

5

SYT Sandylane Tadgh

1173

Bova

5

STQ Sultan 0580

428

NCBC

5

51

Dovea

6

GZA Cahirmee Gino

1125

Dovea

6

SFY Springhill Coconut

407

Eurogene

6

CKH Carrickbrack96 Hutch

44

Dovea

7

TKR Thrunton Rocket

1117

Eurogene

7

SFF Springfield Dancer Et

326

Eurogene

7

OSI Oldgrange Sindurain

43

Dovea

8

JGY Jesana Galaxy

908

NCBC

8

PPS Patissier De La Grande Rose

300

NCBC

8

VCR Dromiskin Viceroy

43

NCBC

9 AA2025 Steil Knockranny 248

810

NCBC

9

NPP Nippur

39

NCBC

10

795

NCBC

10

CF85 Balthazar

38

NCBC

Calves

Owner

GJB Goulding Jumbo King K436 Et

S1156 Newpole Easy SFL Du Stordeur Flaneur

Hereford Rank

ID

Name

245 243

ABSBULLS 9 Bova

10

S2014 Sicilien

Limousin Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Name

Simmental Calves

Owner Rank

ID

Name

1

SPL Solpoll 1 Handsome {Hyc}

6505

NCBC

1

ZAG Castleview Gazelle

1081

NCBC

1

APZ Curaheen Apostle Et

370

NCBC

2

GPZ Grousehallpoll 1 Premier (Et)

3672

NCBC

2

EBY Elderberry Galahad

951

Dovea

2

DRU Derrough Samual

131

Dovea

3

KZP Cill Cormaic Kasper

1767

Dovea

3

HCA Hauteclair

574

NCBC

3

KEZ Keeldrum Capone 11

98

NCBC

4

KKO Dendor 1 Kohinoor Pp {Hyf}

1686

NCBC

4

KJB Brooklands F0959

470

Dovea

4

SEV Seaview Tommy

86

Dovea

5

GGM Gageboro Morgan

1234

Dovea

5

RHF Roundhill Dara 1069

426

Dovea

5

QCD Cloondroon Calling

78

Dovea

6

HTZ Trillick Hotspur

1008

Eurogene

6

FTY Lennon Frosty

360

NCBC

6

AHC Auroch Deuter Pp

54

NCBC

7

KSG Kilsunny Goliath

564

Dovea

7

OEO Ivoire Pp

202

NCBC

7

HKG Hillcrest King

39

NCBC

8

FRZ Solpoll 1 Ferrari

474

OKH Keltic Handsome

177

NCBC

8

YFK Kilbride Farm Delboy 12

30

Eurogene

ABSBULLS 8

9 HE2043 Solpoll 1 Kentucky Kid Pp Hyf

472

NCBC

9

ADX Ardlea Dan

164

NCBC

9

OWZ Omorga Baldwin 10

24

Eurogene

10

380

NCBC

10

OZS Ozeus

143

NCBC

10

IS4 Seepa Tee Jay

19

NCBC

DPS Dorepoll 1 93N Transatlantic

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‘KYA’ Most popular AI Sire of Angus calves in Beef & Dairy Herds in 2016.

‘DBZ’ Most popular AI Sire of Belgian Blue calves in Dairy Herds in 2016.

‘FSZ’ Most popular AI Sire of Charolais calves in Suckler Herds in 2016.

‘SPL’ Most popular AI Sire of Hereford calves in Dairy Herds in 2016.

‘ZAG’ Most popular AI Sire of Limousin calves in Beef & Dairy Herds in 2016.

‘APZ’ Most popular AI Sire of Simmental calves in Beef & Dairy Herds in 2016.

Dairy Breeds Statistics 2016 Table 34: Numbers of Dairy Pedigree calves born in Ireland in 2016 – analyzed by breed & by country of Origin of Sire.

Numbers of Dairy Pedigree* Calves born in 2016 Origin of Sires

Holstein

Australia

9

Belgium

11

Canada

1459

Czech. Rep Denmark

Friesian

Montbeliarde

MRI

Norwegian Pedigree Calf Totals % of Totals

by Sire Origin Red

1

10

0.02%

11

0.02%

1474

3%

6

0.01%

850

2%

4

0.008%

1

1208

3%

5

769

2%

5

25004

56%

690

1.5%

4185

9%

257

0.50%

34

0.07%

15

6 672

178

Finland

4

France

814

Germany

721

43

23953

941

Ireland

Jersey

Italy

690

Netherlands

3733

New Zealand

145

393

62

43

423

29 112

Norway

17

17

Sweden

54

54

0.12%

Switzerland

20

20

0.04%

12

2049

4.5%

77

8109

18%

UK

1459

USA

8032

Pedigree Calf Totals by Breed

41782

1985

457

436

57

17

93%

4%

1%

1%

0.12%

0.04%

% Of main Pedigree Dairy Breeds

578

44734

(*Pedigree: Any calf whose breed fraction is 87.5% of the same breed and has a name. Friesians are at least 87.5% Friesian and Holsteins are all remaining HO/FR calves with a name.)

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Table 35: Trend in pedigree dairy registrations for 2014 - 2016.

Registration Trends 2014

2015

2016

HO

44925

42962

41782

FR

2239

1960

1985

JE

532

469

457

MO

439

492

436

MY

17

57

NR

37

17

45000

60

40000 35000

50

30000

40

25000 20000

30

15000

20

10000 10

5000 0 Series 1

HO

FR

JE

MO

MY

NR

0

41,782

1,985

457

436

57

17

Series 1

Graph 30: Proportion of Pedigree dairy calves born in each breed in 2016.

Ireland

USA

Netherlands

UK

56%

18%

9%

4.5%

3%

9%

Graph 31: Distribution of Countries of origin for the Sires of the 2016 born pedigree dairy calves.

Pedigree Friesian cows on display in the herd of Bill O’Keefe, Churchclara, Co.Kilkenny

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Canada 12 Other Countries

Dairy Sired calves from the Dairy Herd Table 36: Total numbers of dairy sired calves out of the dairy herd.

Total numbers of Dairy Sired calves out of the dairy herd - born in 2016 Breed of Dairy Sire

Nbr of Calves

HF

JE

MO

NR

RB

Other

Total

764,342

22,997

7,501

6,421

3,733

17,203

822,197

93%

3%

1%

1.00%

0.45%

2%

% of Total

Table 36 summary: • Not surprisingly, Holstein/Friesian is the number one breed of sire in Irish dairy herds – siring 93% (764,342) of all dairy calves born in 2016 (Graph 16).

• Jersey is next, siring 3% of the dairy calves (22,997 calves).

100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0 % of Total

HF

JE

MO

NR

RB

Other

93%

3%

1%

1%

.45%

2%

Graph 32: Proportion of Dairy sired calves out of dairy cows in 2016.

Table 37: Breed of Dairy Sire Trends (2014-2016).

Breed of Dairy Sire Trends

900000 800000

(x Dairy Cows)

Breed

700000

2014

2015

2016

Holstein Friesian

704,663

726,977

764,342

Jersey

20,782

19,495

22,997

300000

Montbeliarde

6,244

7,059

7,501

100000

MRI

1,220

933

Rotbunt

4,037

4,707

Norwegian Red

600000 500000 400000 200000 0

3,733 6,421

2014 Holstein Friesian Rotbunt MRI

2015

2016

Jersey Montbeliarde Norwegian Red

Graph 33: Breed of Dairy Sire trends (x Dairy Cows) (20142016).

Holstein is the number 1 breed of dairy sire in Irish dairy herds - siring 93% of all dairy calves born in 2016.

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Table 38: The most popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy herds in 2016.

Most Popular Dairy AI Sires in Dairy Herds - 2016 Holstein Rank

ID

Name

Friesian Calves Owner Rank

ID

Calves Owner Rank

ID

Name

Calves

Owner

1

HZB (Ig) Ballydehob Pat 1356

19004

NCBC

1

PZI Piet Adema 186

5829

Dovea

1

OKM Okura Lika Murmur S3j

2491

NCBC

2

GZY Gaddagh Cuddy Reeks

15472

Dovea

2

KKM Lakemead Dan

2012

Dovea

2

OKA Castlegrace Mako

1906

Eurogene

3

PBM (Ig) Ballinaborta Primo

15140

NCBC

3

KJY Kirkby Jayson

1814

Dovea

3

OKT Okura Lt Integrity

1400

Eurogene

4

PCZ (Ig) Connibar Prince

13454

NCBC

4

RHS Raheenarran Meb Sochar

1425

NCBC

4

YMD Moodys Executive

1167

Eurogene

5

YAD (Ig) Diamond Andy

12989

NCBC

5

RVJ Raheenarran Bcg Sochar

1350

Dovea

5

PKA Pukeroa Tgm Manzello

1113

NCBC

6

LWR (Ig) Longview Reliable

12778

NCBC

6

RNC Coolmohan Rebnautical 3

1063 Eurogene 6 JE2047 Jerseydale No2ways

964

Eurogene

7

FYK (Ig) Finnvalley Kasper

11266

NCBC

7

FAE (Ig) Firoda Grietman

954

NCBC

7

APW Il Vero Amore Power

735

Eurogene

8

KSK (Ig) Ballybride Sherlock

10487

NCBC

8

SGC Shangan Cameron 3

745

Dovea

8

JJS South Land Jericho Et S3j

455

Eurogene

9

SEW Searoad Aws Pamela 1

7951

Dovea

9

JRB Dovea Jubilaris

737

Dovea

9 JE2017 Nextgen Trevor

375

Dovea

10

PHC (Ig) Currihevern Rudolph

7831

NCBC

10

PDY Big Piet Adema

730

Dovea

10

332

Eurogene

Calves

Owner

Montbeliarde Rank

36

Name

Jersey

ID

Name

SPD St Peters Obsidian

Norwegian Red Calves Owner Rank

ID

Name

MRI/Rotbunt Calves Owner Rank

ID

Name

1

S1259 Crasat

403

Dovea

1

EKE Eik

1367

Dovea

1

KWE Bridestown Kian

98

Eurogene

2

ZKB Brink

256

Dovea

2

EGE Eggtroen

350

Dovea

2

S2112 Marcello

64

NCBC

3

S2284 Extrafin

142

Dovea

3 NR2016 Reitan 2

339

Dovea

3

62

Dovea

4

S811 Urbaniste

137

Dovea

4

ZBR Braut

226

Dovea

4

S2301 Damian Dn

59

Dovea

5

S2285 Hobbit

110

Dovea

5

VLX Val

155

Dovea

5

S1485 Biom

52

Dovea

6

S1475 Branly

93

Dovea

6

TUY Teergay Ulsaker Lily

141

NCBC

6

S911 Thorgal

47

Dovea

7

S2027 Brandon

79

Dovea

7 NR2015 Viken

117

Dovea

7

S1537 Meldon

45

NCBC

S1549 Prisma

42

NCBC

SJD Sunnyside Don

8

VFL Valfin Jb 1569

56

NCBC

8

HGA Haga

114

NCBC

8

9

TMP Triomphe

56

Dovea

9

BSJ Bosnes

111

NCBC

9

SJD Sunnyside Don

41

Dovea

10

RZN Redon

48

Dovea

10

TTG Tangvoll

82

NCBC

10

DUJ Dovea Jodus

40

Dovea

‘Ballydehob Oman Patsy 2’ The dam of ‘HZB’ – the most popular Holstein AI Sire in Ireland in 2016.

‘PZI’ The most popular Friesian AI Sire in Ireland in 2016.

‘OKM’ The most popular Jersey AI Sire in Ireland in 2016.

‘S1259’ The most popular Montbeliarde AI Sire in Ireland in 2016.

‘EKE’ The most popular Norwegian Red AI Sire in Ireland in 2016.

Dam of ‘KWE’ The most popular MRI/Rotbunt AI Sire in Ireland in 2016.

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Table 39: The top 20 most popular Dairy AI Sires of pedigree Dairy calves in 2016.

Top 20 most Popular Dairy AI Sires of Pedigree Dairy Calves - 2016

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Rank

ID

Name

Calves

Breed

Owner

1

HZB

(IG) BALLYDEHOB PAT 1356

2333

HO

NCBC

2

FR2028

(IG) GOLDENFIELD RAPHAEL ET

843

HO

NCBC

3

YRY

RADNEY LEVI 5

790

HO

Eurogene

4

FYK

(IG) FINNVALLEY KASPER

771

HO

NCBC

5

ZOL

MR NUMERO UNO ST-LOUIS-ET

738

HO

Worldwide Sires

6

S1036

COGENT TWIST

490

HO

Eurogene

7

HMY

HIGHMOUNT KENNY

478

HO

NCBC

8

GZY

GADDAGH CUDDY REEKS

412

HO

Dovea

9

LWR

(IG) LONGVIEW RELIABLE

404

HO

NCBC

10

S1579

WELCOME ARMITAGE PESKY-ET

398

HO

NCBC

11

PZI

PIET ADEMA 186

180

FR

Dovea

12

S1259

CRASAT

137

MO

Dovea

13

KKG

MANORPARK GOOGLE

82

FR

Dovea

14

KJY

KIRKBY JAYSON

79

FR

Dovea

15

KKM

LAKEMEAD DAN

72

FR

Dovea

16

JRB

DOVEA JUBILARIS

63

FR

Dovea

17

GTW

(IG) BALLYNAGRANA CENTURION 2

61

FR

NCBC

18

ZKB

BRINK

55

MO

Dovea

19

S2087

VJ HUSKY

42

JE

Dovea

20

FAE

(IG) FIRODA GRIETMAN

39

FR

NCBC

Beef Genetic Trends 160

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80

80

60

60

40

40

20

20

0

0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 AA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SI

SA

Graph 34: The ‘Terminal Index’ Genetic Trends for the AA, BB, CH, HE, LM, SI breeds

160

140

140

120

120

100

100

80

80

60

60

40

40

20

20 0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 AA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SI

Graph 35: The ‘Replacement Index’ Genetic Trends for the AA, BB, CH, HE, LM,SI breeds

PT

SH

AU

BA

PT

SH

Graph 36: The ‘Replacement Index’ Genetic Trends for the SA, AU, BA, PT, SH breeds

7

14

6

12

5

10

4 3

6

2

4

1

2 0

BA

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SA

16

8

AU

Graph 34: The ‘Terminal Index’ Genetic Trends for the SA, AU, BA, PT, SH breeds

160

0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 AA

BB

CH

HE

LM

SI

Graph 37: The ‘Calving Difficulty %’ Genetic Trends for the AA, BB, CH, HE, LM, SI breeds

0

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SA

AU

BA

PT

SH

Graph 38: The ‘Calving Difficulty %’ Genetic Trends for the SA, AU, BA, PT breeds

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Dairy Genetic Trends

140

40

120

20

100

0

80 60

-20

40

-40

20

-80

-40

-100

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

-20

Graph 39: The ‘Dairy EBI’ Genetic Trend (1997-2017)

Graph40: The ‘Milk Kgs’ Genetic Trend (1997-2017)

0.14 0.12

2

0.10

1

0.08

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

-60

0

0

0.06 0.04

-1

0.02 0.00

-2

Fat

Protein

Graph 41: The ‘Fat % & Protein %’ Genetic Trends (19972017)

40

-3

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

-0.04

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

-0.02

Calv Interval

Survival

Graph 42: The ‘Calving Interval & Survival’ Genetic Trend (1997-2017)

Notes

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Notes

42

Notes

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